East & Horn Africa

Kenyan private-sector activity shrank in September at the fastest rate in at least three years on concerns over political uncertainty, a drought, and a credit squeeze due to a cap on commercial lending rates, a survey showed on Wednesday.

Kenya's opposition coalition has said yesterday's general election was “fraudulent” because hackers acting on behalf of the governing party compromised the electoral body’s database, as they urged their supporters to remain calm.

The devolution of Kenya’s government is changing the electoral picture as the country gears up for a general election on 8 August that pits President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Jubilee Party against Raila Odinga’s National Super Alliance (NASA).